Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a German-born Swiss naturalist and scientific illustrator, whose documented evidence on the process of metamorphosis and the plant hosts of 186 European insect species, discovered many new facts about insect life that disproved the prevailing thought of the time, that insects were "born of mud" by spontaneous generation. Quotes Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the stroke and line. Ignotofsky Rachel 2016 Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed The World 10 Ten Speed Press 978-1-60774-976-9 https://archive.org/details/womeninscience500000igno External links Category:1647 births Category:1717 deaths Category:Naturalists from Germany Category:Illustrators Category:Women scientists from Germany Category:Women scientists from Switzerland